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Alameda,
home of el "Tempranillo"
In
the north of the province of Malaga, on the border with that
of Seville, this village stands on a plain at the edge of
the countryside, with olive groves as its main natural resource.
It boasts two elements of extreme interest to the tourist:
firstly, it is home to the grave of Jose Maria Hinojosa, El
Tempranillo, the most famous Andalusian highwayman of the
19th century, who died not far from Alameda at the hands of
a former accomplice in 1833, and secondly, it features La
Ratosa Lagoon, an area protected by the Andalusian Regional
Government.
History
The human settlements discovered here are extremely ancient
and, according to archaeological remains discovered in the
area, date back to the Calcolithic period. Archaeological
evidence of Iberian tribes has also been found. However, the
best-documented culture in terms of historical relics is that
of the Roman era. According to Pliny, the village was then
known as Astigi Vetus.
Alameda
has not always been part of the province of Malaga; for many
years it belonged to the estate of the Marquis of Estepa and,
later, to the province of Seville.
The patio of the parish
church houses the grave of a famous and much-feared 19th-century
highwayman, Jose Maria Hinojosa, better known by the nickname
El Tempranillo, who died near the village in 1833, at the
hands of a former accomplice.